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Datanoid - Jun 17, 2009

Blogs The world is about numbers and figures. The death of an individual is a tragedy, the death of thousands but a statistic. We can paint a good picture of a particular ... Read story »

Nintendo turns broadcaster: Original shows coming to Wii - Jan 5, 2009

Crave With the hottest and most affordable video games console on the market today still doing business like economists in a recession, Nintendo is in the perfect position to exploit its Wii ... Read story »

Technology in a recession - Jan 19, 2009

Blogs So what is going to happen in the year 2009? I think in this recession, for certain businesses and certain parts of the world, it would make sense for Governments and ... Read story »

World's most competitive IT industries - Jul 16, 2007

Features Which are the nations with top IT industries? Check out what the Economist Intelligence Unit research has to say. Read story »

Productivity and sustainability - Jan 29, 2009

Blogs We're in a recession, but I'll bet you one side of a pair of socks the next bubble is going to be around green technology. Especially since Obama has revved up ... Read story »

Screw the recession, it's time to pick up some gadgets! - Jan 21, 2009

Blogs Is it just me or is everyone else in this country still fueling our IT industry? Even in this day and age of economic woes, nearly all major retailers and distributors ... Read story »

The computer harddisk, Thailand's economic indicator? - Apr 16, 2009

Blogs If you take a look at your computer's harddisk, its highly likely that it'll have the words "made in Thailand" printed on a label somewhere. Thailand is home to Western Digital and ... Read story »

Tough times ahead for tech? - Sep 23, 2008

Crave The credit crunch is spreading from banks to Wall Street and industries beyond--and Silicon Valley may not be immune. Troubles at two major Wall Street securities firms will have ripple effects ... Read story »

The shame of to be the last! - May 3, 2007

Blogs The latest E-readiness report , which is published every year by The Economist Intelligence Unit, shows unpromising results about Iran. Iran is placed in the last position for e-readiness in terms ... Read story »

India shuns OLPC - Aug 7, 2006

Blogs In April this year, Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Laboratory proposed to the Government of India to sell one million laptops, at the rate of US$100 per unit, under the One ... Read story »

Sex, honesty, DVD and privacy: The sequel - Jan 10, 2008

Blogs It seems that the government firmly believes that Malaysians have enough privacy legislation to protect themselves--so says the Deputy Prime Minister here, and here. The Deputy Prime Minister told the press: ... Read story »

Real Estate Outlook: Positive GDP Growth Rate - Jun 9, 2008

Blogs Recession or no recession? That's a key question for real estate because any sort of deep or prolonged recession would choke off all hopes of a housing recovery anytime soon.   ... Read story »

Merging between Cyber and Reality - Dec 11, 2007

Blogs I have just viewed a short article that got me thinking about the merging of Cyberspace and Reality. You can read it here and tell me your views about it.   Read story »

Blowing in the wind - Jul 2, 2006

Blogs Everybody who lives in China is familiar with the cost of the country's growing thirst for power. In Beijing a constant reminder comes in the form of the cloud of pollution ... Read story »

STOCK OF UNSOLD HOMES RISES IN THE US - Jun 5, 2008

Blogs Sales of formerly owned homes in US fell last month and the accumulation of unsold properties hit a record high, according to data on Friday that suggested the market's downturn still ... Read story »

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